Chapter Summaries

Dao Ancestor Hongjun revealed two mysterious crystals as rewards to the Quasi-Saints gathered in Purple Firmament Palace. He explained that refining a Saint Crystal would make someone a Hunyuan Saint on the spot, leaving everyone eager to claim one.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun produced two radiant, shifting crystals that Niu Ben recognized as carrying the aura of the Extraterrestrial Hunyuan Beings.
• The Quasi-Saints and the Six Saints of the Heavens wondered what the crystals were and whether they were the promised rewards.
• Hongjun explained that the Heavenly Dao had condensed the Saint Crystals after he and the Heavenly Dao slew two Extraterrestrial Hunyuan Beings.
• Hongjun announced that refining a Saint Crystal would allow someone to attain Hunyuan sainthood on the spot, astonishing the gathered beings.
• The Quasi-Saints eagerly coveted the crystals, while Niu Ben marveled at their power despite having no personal need for them.

Hongjun announced that two Saint Crystals would go to whoever earned the greatest Military Merit against the Universe Devouring Realm, and warned that its army would arrive within ten thousand years. As the powers prepared for war, the Saint Ancestor awoke in the decaying Universe Devouring Realm.

• Niu Ben wondered whether the Saint Crystals would be awarded before or after the invasion, while Di Jun and Emperor Taiyi asked Hongjun how they would be distributed.
• Hongjun declared that the two Saint Crystals would be awarded after the war based on Military Merit, with the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun overseeing the results.
• Niu Ben realized that the promised rewards would spur the Primordial World’s factions to compete fiercely and mobilize their strength against the invaders.
• Hongjun told the gathered powers that the Universe Devouring Realm’s army would arrive within ten thousand years, then dismissed them from Purple Cloud Palace.
• The Saint Ancestor opened his eyes on a throne of bones in the dying Universe Devouring Realm.

A Vanguard message revealed that the Universe Devouring Realm had found the Primordial World, a newborn world rich in Origin Essence, and the Saint Ancestor ordered a full invasion to save his realm. In the Primordial World, Quasi-Saints left Purple Cloud Palace hoping to earn Saint Crystals by fighting the invaders, while Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa departed first.

• A messenger delivered the Vanguard’s report to the Saint Ancestor, who learned that Gu Liao and Gu Yan had found the Primordial World.
• The Saint Ancestor ordered the Universe Devouring Realm’s forces, Ancient War Generals, and Forbidden Weapons awakened to prepare a Cross-Dimensional Passage and invade the Primordial World.
• The Universe Devouring Realm’s creatures emerged from their slumber, rejoiced at the prospect of survival, and gathered to build the passage using their realm’s remaining Origin Power.
• The Quasi-Saints departed Purple Cloud Palace, tempted by Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s offer of Saint Crystals as rewards for fighting the coming war.
• Jieyin and Zhunti left first, followed by Saint Nuwa.

Niu Ben chose to take the initiative against the Universe Devouring Realm rather than wait for its invasion. He returned to the Purple Heavens Palace and proposed a preemptive strike to Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

• Niu Ben and the Three Pure Ones discussed the Saint Crystals and the coming war against the Universe Devouring Realm.
• Niu Ben received a God-tier Choice Mission offering a Fragment of Innate Supreme Treasure for attacking first or a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure for waiting.
• Niu Ben chose to take the initiative, then turned back toward the Purple Heavens Palace after the Three Pure Ones departed.
• Niu Ben met Dao Ancestor Hongjun and argued that striking first could prevent the enemy from bringing its full army to their borders and spare the Primordial World widespread destruction.

Niu Ben urged Dao Ancestor Hongjun to consider a counterattack against the Universe Devouring Realm, and Hongjun agreed to discuss the risks with Heavenly Dao. Meanwhile, Di Jun rallied the Demon Clan to compete for a Saint Crystal, but a Demon God warned that the Wu Clan might interfere during the coming war.

• Niu Ben proposed a small-scale investigation or other initiative against the Universe Devouring Realm, despite Hongjun's concerns about its dangers and unknown enemies.
• Hongjun said he would discuss Niu Ben's proposal with Heavenly Dao and assess the risks before deciding.
• Niu Ben departed, and Hongjun resolved to give the proposal serious consideration because Niu Ben was a major variable in the Primordial Heaven and Earth.
• Di Jun told the Demon Gods that military merit in the war against the Universe Devouring Realm would determine who received a Saint Crystal, and declared the Outer Chaos enemy their priority.
• A Demon God cautioned Di Jun that the Wu Clan might compete for the Saint Crystal and sabotage or steal the Demon Clan's military merit.

Di Jun and the Demon Clan discussed how to compete for the Saint Crystal and form alliances, and Fuxi recommended seeking support from Saint Nuwa and the Two Saints of the West. Di Jun and Fuxi visited Nuwa Palace to persuade Nuwa to help, and Fuxi argued that a strong Demon Clan would stabilize the Primordial Wilderness after the war.

• Demon God Bai Ze warned Di Jun and the Demon Clan leaders that many factions coveted the Saint Crystal and urged them to form alliances.
• Fuxi proposed seeking Saint Nuwa’s neutrality or support and making mutually beneficial agreements with Jieyin and Zhunti.
• Di Jun praised Fuxi’s plan and went with him to Nuwa Palace.
• Di Jun asked Nuwa to support the Demon Clan in the coming battle, citing the threat to the Primordial Wilderness and the Wu Clan’s potential interference.
• Fuxi appealed to Nuwa by arguing that a powerful, orderly Demon Clan would help preserve balance and stabilize the Primordial Wilderness after the war.

Nuwa agreed to support the Demon Clan’s claim to genuine military merit while warning it against needless conflict, though she doubted it could win the Saint Crystal against Niu Ben and the Three Pure Ones. The Wu Clan also agreed to halt its war with the Demon Clan and prepare for the Outer Realm invasion, then considered seeking the Saint Crystal and turning to the Underworld for help.

• Nuwa told Di Jun and Fuxi she would recognize the Demon Clan’s merit if it followed the Heavenly Dao and did not harm its allies, while threatening to punish those who provoked internal conflict.
• After Di Jun and Fuxi left Nuwa Palace, Nuwa worried that Niu Ben and the Three Pure Ones would prevent the Demon Clan from obtaining the Saint Crystal.
• Di Jun thanked Fuxi for arranging Nuwa’s support, then set off alone for the Western Realm to meet the Two Saints of the West.
• At Pangu Temple, Dijiang told the Twelve Ancestral Witches to cease hostilities with the Demon Clan and prepare for the Universe Devouring Realm’s invasion.
• The Ancestral Witches agreed they should compete for the Saint Crystal and keep the Demon Clan from claiming it, but Dijiang doubted they could secure it alone.
• Xuan Ming suggested that the Wu Clan seek help from Empress Pingxin in the Underworld.

Xuan Ming persuaded the Ancestor Witches to seek Empress Pingxin’s help in the struggle for the Saint Crystal, and Dijiang and Xuan Ming set out for the Underworld. Meanwhile, Di Jun arrived in the Western Realm to propose cooperation with Jieyin and Zhunti over the Saint Crystal, while Kunpeng’s old hatred of Di Jun flared.

• Xuan Ming reminded the Ancestor Witches that Empress Pingxin might support the Wu Clan, so Dijiang and Xuan Ming hurried to the Netherworld Underworld to seek her help.
• Jieyin and Zhunti discussed pursuing the Saint Crystal, then sensed Di Jun entering the Western Realm and wondered why he had come.
• Kunpeng recognized Di Jun’s aura and recalled how Di Jun and Emperor Taiyi had seized his Heavenly Dao Merit, fueling his anger and suspicion.
• Di Jun met Jieyin and Zhunti beside the Golden Pool of Merit and confirmed he had come to discuss the Saint Crystal.
• Di Jun cited the coming invasion from beyond the domain and proposed a mutually beneficial alliance with the Western Teachings.

Di Jun negotiated an alliance with Jieyin and Zhunti, offering the Western Teachings a share of Heavenly Court Fortune and Merit in exchange for helping the Demon Clan pursue Saint Crystals. The Western Saints accepted for now but resolved to adapt their plans as events unfolded, while Kunpeng noticed Di Jun leaving Mount Sumeru.

• Di Jun asked Jieyin and Zhunti to ally with the Demon Clan and help it seize Saint Crystals in the coming war against the Universe Devouring Realm.
• Jieyin and Zhunti questioned what the Western Teachings would gain from helping the Demon Clan.
• Di Jun promised the West one-third of Heavenly Court Fortune and one million Merit if they joined the alliance.
• Zhunti and Jieyin accepted Di Jun's request, though Jieyin said they should remain flexible when the time came.
• After Di Jun departed, Jieyin urged Zhunti to treat the invasion as an opportunity and avoid firm conclusions about their plans.
• At Spirit Mountain, Kunpeng saw Di Jun leave Mount Sumeru and wondered what agreement he had reached with the two Saints.

Kunpeng expected the Western Saints to betray Di Jun after their alliance, while Dijiang and Xuan Ming sought Empress Pingxin’s help in securing a Saint Crystal during the coming invasion. Pingxin explained that she could not leave the Underworld or join a large-scale battle, but said Niu Ben might be able to help the Wu Clan.

• Kunpeng recalled his old grievances with Jieyin and Zhunti and concluded that Di Jun was courting betrayal by cooperating with them.
• Great powers of the Primordial Wilderness noticed Di Jun’s visit to the west and speculated that he had negotiated with the Western Saints over the Saint Crystal.
• Dijiang and Xuan Ming visited Pingxin Palace and explained the Devouring Universe Calamity and their request for help obtaining a Saint Crystal.
• Empress Pingxin told Dijiang and Xuan Ming that she could not fight outside the Underworld without weakening herself and disrupting Reincarnation.
• Empress Pingxin named Niu Ben as someone who could help the Wu Clan, prompting Dijiang and Xuan Ming to worry that he might seek the Saint Crystal for the Ox Clan or the Three Teachings.

Empress Pingxin asked Niu Ben to help the Wu Clan compete for the Saint Crystals, and he agreed. After an age passed, the Purple Firmament Palace bell rang again, and Hongjun sent a decree to the Primordial Wilderness’s most powerful beings.

• Empress Pingxin summoned Niu Ben and asked whether he would help the Wu Clan earn military merit in the coming battle for the Saint Crystals.
• Niu Ben agreed, and Dijiang and Xuan Ming thanked him before leaving the Underworld.
• Pingxin thanked Niu Ben, who reflected that Di Jun had likely allied with the Western Teachings and believed he could defeat their two Saints.
• An age later, the Purple Firmament Palace bell rang across the Primordial Heaven and Earth, alarming countless powerful beings.
• Hongjun sent a divine decree to the most formidable beings in the Primordial Wilderness.

Hongjun summoned the Primordial World's saints and other supreme figures to Purple Cloud Palace, where Niu Ben realized the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun had agreed to take action against the Universe Devouring Realm. The gathered experts greeted Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao Incarnation, awaiting their explanation.

• The Three Pure Ones, Western Teachings' two saints, and Nuwa received Hongjun's summons and set out for Purple Cloud Palace.
• Niu Ben completed his system mission, received the seventh Innate Supreme Treasure fragment, and chose not to fuse the fragments yet.
• Niu Ben inferred that Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao had reached an agreement, then left the Netherworld Underworld for Purple Cloud Palace.
• The summoned experts gathered at Purple Cloud Palace, where the Six Saints and Niu Ben arrived and were greeted by the others.
• Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao Incarnation manifested before the assembled figures, who bowed to them.

Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao decided to abandon passive defense and launch a counterattack against the Universe Devouring Realm before its invasion passage was complete. They ordered the great powers to prepare an elite vanguard for a strike in a thousand years.

• Jieyin asked Hongjun why he had summoned the great powers to the Violet Firmament Palace, and Hongjun explained that defending the Primordial Wilderness would cause heavy damage and risk a costly war.
• Taishang asked whether Hongjun meant to attack the Universe Devouring Realm, and Hongjun confirmed that he and the Heavenly Dao had chosen an active offensive.
• Several great powers objected that they knew too little about the enemy, while Tongtian, Primordial Heavenly Lord, Taishang, Nuwa, Jieyin, and others accepted or supported the decision.
• Hongjun revealed that he and the Heavenly Dao had located the Universe Devouring Realm and planned to open a reverse passage in a thousand years.
• Hongjun ordered the great powers to select elite fighters for the counterattack vanguard, and they accepted his command before departing to prepare.

Niu Ben’s proposal prompted Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao to prepare a counteroffensive against the Universe Devouring Realm. As they began turning the nascent Cross-Dimensional Passage into a route for their attack, Niu Ben used his reward to begin fusing seven fragments of an Innate Supreme Treasure.

• Saint Taishang guessed that Niu Ben had influenced the decision to attack, and Niu Ben confirmed it.
• The Three Pure Ones warned Niu Ben to prepare for the dangerous battle before departing with him.
• Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao Incarnation killed a Universe Devouring Realm Quasi-Saint guarding the Primordial World’s barrier.
• Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao Incarnation began reshaping the nascent Cross-Dimensional Passage for their counteroffensive.
• Niu Ben returned to the Underworld and ordered the system to fuse his seven Fragments of Innate Supreme Treasure.

Niu Ben fused seven Innate Supreme Treasure Fragments into the World-Destroying Millstone, an ancient weapon capable of annihilating worlds and embodying destruction and renewal. The treasure’s arrival shook the Underworld, and Niu Ben gained confidence for the coming war against the Universe Devouring Realm.

• The World-Destroying Millstone’s aura spread through the Underworld, terrifying departed souls and the beings serving there.
• Empress Pingxin traced the aura to Niu Ben’s place of seclusion and decided not to pry, trusting that his growing strength would benefit the Underworld.
• Niu Ben watched as seven Innate Supreme Treasure Fragments fused and formed a millstone covered in profound Dao patterns.
• The system identified the completed treasure as the Innate Supreme Treasure, the World-Destroying Millstone.
• Niu Ben recognized its power to destroy and renew worlds and became confident he could face the coming war, even against a Heavenly Dao-level opponent.

After refining his two Innate Supreme Treasures, Niu Ben returned with Xi He and Chang Xi to the Ox Clan as the factions of Primordial Heaven and Earth prepared for war against the Universe Devouring Realm. The chapter leaves Huang Tian consulting the Human Race’s leaders about allies and strengthening their forces to compete for the Saint Crystal.

• Niu Ben revealed and refined the Chaos Five Elements Flag alongside the newly formed World-Destroying Millstone, then took Xi He and Chang Xi back to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
• Di Jun and Emperor Taiyi mobilized the Demon Army and trained the Great Formation of the Stars of the Heavens while debating whether they could trust the Western Teachings.
• Di Jiang told the Twelve Ancestral Witches to await Dao Ancestor’s decree, avoid reckless pursuit of Military Merit, and rely on Niu Ben’s promised help.
• Huang Tian told the Human Race Three Ancestors and Cangjie that they needed to fight for the Saint Crystal and asked how the Human Race could find powerful allies or strengthen its top forces.

Huang Tian and the Human Race’s leaders sought a powerful ally to help them compete for the Saint Crystal, deciding that Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi was their best choice. Huang Tian reached Wuzhuang Temple and asked Zhen Yuanzi to join the Human Race, leaving the Great Immortal and his attendants astonished.

• Cangjie proposed asking Niu Ben for help, but Huang Tian refused because his master might also seek benefits for the Ox Clan.
• Ancestor Suiren suggested recruiting Zhen Yuanzi, whose Earth Scroll could protect the Human Race on the Otherworld Battlefield.
• Huang Tian left for Longevity Mountain and arrived at Wuzhuang Temple, where Zhen Yuanzi invited him inside.
• Huang Tian met Zhen Yuanzi beneath the ginseng fruit tree and asked him to join the Human Race.
• Qing Feng and Ming Yue reacted with surprise and skepticism to Huang Tian’s request.

Huang Tian persuaded Zhen Yuanzi to join the Human Race and fight alongside them in the coming Universe Devouring Calamity. Several thousand years later, the Cross-Dimensional Passage in the Outer Chaos had nearly stabilized, bringing the invasion closer.

• Huang Tian asked Zhen Yuanzi to join the Human Race and offered to share their gains and Fortune in the coming war.
• Zhen Yuanzi recalled his hatred of the Demon Clan over Hong Yun’s death and agreed to ally with the Human Race.
• Huang Tian returned to the Human Race, where the leaders celebrated Zhen Yuanzi’s support and prepared their people for the calamity.
• Several thousand years passed, and the Cross-Dimensional Passage near the Universe Devouring Realm grew close to completion.

Shi Hai opened the Cross-Dimensional Passage for the Universe Devouring Realm, but the Heavenly Dao Incarnation secretly transformed it into a route for the Primordial World's counterattack. Hongjun issued a decree for the Primordial World’s forces to assemble, and Di Jun began mobilizing the Demon Clan.

• Shi Hai led the Universe Devouring Realm’s experts in stabilizing the Cross-Dimensional Passage until it connected to the Chaos Void at the edge of the Primordial World.
• Shi Hai hurried to inform the Saint Ancestor that the passage had opened.
• Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao Incarnation altered the passage, anchoring its coordinates and preparing it to carry a large elite army.
• Hongjun sent a decree ordering the Primordial World’s vanguard forces to gather at the Chaos coordinates for a counterattack.
• Independent cultivators and the various factions began assembling, while Di Jun summoned the Demon Clan to the South Heavenly Gate.

The Demon Clan, Wu Clan, Human Race, and various Saints assembled their forces after Dao Ancestor Hongjun announced that the passage to the Universe Devouring Realm had opened. Huang Tian led the Human Race army toward the Chaos Void with Zhen Yuanzi, while the other factions also set out for the gathering point.

• Di Jun and Emperor Taiyi rallied the assembled Demon Army and led it toward the coordinates given by Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
• Dijiang rallied the Wu Clan warriors and led their army through space toward the gathering point.
• Huang Tian assembled the Human Race forces at Kongtong Mountain and led them, including Zhen Yuanzi, toward the Chaos Void.
• Taishang led the assembled Three Teachings Disciples from Penglai Immortal Island into the sky.
• Jieyin and Zhunti led the Western Teachings disciples toward the gathering point, while Kunpeng resolved to focus on surviving and killing enemies before settling other grudges.